How do I get my desktop back?

I had some pictures on my desktop, was working with Lightroom and ended up creating a folder called Desktop on my Desktop. It appears as though my entire desktop has then been copied in full to the folder called desktop. I have TimeCapsule and would just like to go back to before the change, but when I select an earlier time, I get the following error message: "“Desktop” can’t be modified or deleted because it’s required by OS X." Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Matt

I was managing folders through Lightroom and there were some pictures on my Desktop that I wanted on my external HD. I moved the Desktop Folder (in Lightroom) to the external drive, thinking it would move only the pictures on the Desktop. Instead, it moved the entire contents of the Desktop. Then, I tried to move it back from the HD to the computer and now I've got issues.

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